# @bookstrofficial on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DPhG0--Djkv
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35702179-bookstrofficial-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/4bc4374423.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-10-07T18:00:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bookstr (@BookstrOfficial) — https://gondola.cc/BookstrOfficial

## Caption

We’re back with our Author Questions series, where authors reveal the hidden layers behind their stories! Today, we’re spotlighting Justin Haynes (justinhayneswriter), debut author of IBIS. 🕊️✨

In IBIS, a young Venezuelan refugee named Milagros journeys with her mother to a Caribbean island in search of a better life — only to be separated and spend her adulthood trying to find her again. When asked what question he wishes readers would pose, Justin points to one that never comes up: Why doesn’t he name the island? That choice, intentional and thought-provoking, invites readers to reflect on displacement, universality, and belonging. 🌍

Want to hear more about Justin’s inspiration and the deeper meanings within IBIS? Watch the full reel! 🎥

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Justin Haynes (justinhayneswriter), author of IBIS | Publisher: The Overlook Press (overlookpress)

[📝 Outreach by Daleney Teske (daleneyteske) | 📹 Video by Sandra Garcia (sandragarcia0807)]
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#justinhaynes #ibisbook #bookish #debutnovel #literaryfiction #refugeestories #readerlife

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ibisbook, bookish, refugeestories, readerlife, literaryfiction, debutnovel, justinhaynes

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